Tarago NSW 2580
Tarago is a rural locality in New South Wales, 248 km from Sydney CBD, around 3 hours 20 minutes by car. Population is 510; the median age is 40 and the median household income is $105,404 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the top 40% nationally. The locality grew 19.7% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $400 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,993. All 1 school within the locality boundary rank above the state average, and walkability is low.
Is Tarago a good place to live?
Tarago scores a C (47/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on prices and community, weaker on transit.
Mixed results
1 school · 1 above peer schools
Car-dependent
Walkability 0/100 · 248.2 km · 201 min drive to Sydney
More affordable than most
Median $788K · More affordable than 87% of NSW
Moderate bushfire risk
Fire 40/100 · Crime 26/100
Advantaged
SEIFA decile 8/10 · median age 40 · 510 residents
Liveability Rating
47 / 100 · Ranked #811 in NSWEach bar is Tarago's rank among NSW suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
No flood data is published for New South Wales — a blank here means we hold no data, not that there is no risk.
How do you rate the liveability in Tarago?
Local knowledge beats any dataset. Rate it and see what other residents think.
Our score
47 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
Residents say
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Median House Price
Public listings dataTarago's house market is moving lower: the median sale price reached $788,000, roughly 21% below where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$787,500
Based on 10 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 6 sales $815K
Land
$550,000
Based on only 4 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Rental Market
Rent agreed on new leases
Jul–Sep 2026- 3-bed houses
- $540/wk
- 100 bonds
- +32% since 2021
- 2-bed units
- $400/wk
- 13 bonds
- +46% since 2021
Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies across postcode 2580 (NSW publishes bonds by postcode, which can cover several suburbs). Change since 2021 compares the median of the first four quarters with the last four. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025114 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 26% of its income on the median rent in postcode 2580.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Is Tarago safe? Crime statistics
2025Crime in Tarago sits in the low band, with 8 incidents recorded in 2025 — down roughly 33% on the prior year.
8 offences
33.3% since 2024Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20254 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 3 of them fatal
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the locality carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.
Council Flood Studies
Goulburn Mulwaree Council has published 4 flood studies on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.
Schools
One school serve Tarago, and the cohort skews above peer-suburb performance. Tarago Public School leads the pack.
- • 52 students in one school (avg 52)
Primary
Walkability
Tarago is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car.
We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Tarago.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 8.0 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 2.3 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 0.4 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 2 min
- Span of service
- 13.2 hours
- Direct to CBD (peak)
- 600 min wait
Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Tarago.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 0%
- Premises covered
- 72
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Goulburn Mulwaree: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this locality alone — this locality's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
Tarago is home to 510 residents, with a median age of 40, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $105,000 a year, with unemployment at 4.1%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
510
Median Age
40
Median Household Income
$105,404/yr
Census Median Rent
$400/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,993/mo
Avg Household Size
2.6
Median Personal Income
$48,568/yr
Unemployment Rate
4.1%
Unoccupied Dwellings
24.4%
Total Dwellings
180
Owner-Occupier Rate
88.0%
Houses
97.2%
Rental Stress
19.7%
Mortgage Stress
22.7%
Work From Home
24.8%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 81.4%
- English Spoken at Home
- 88.2%
- Employment Rate
- 65%
- Completed Year 12
- 37.5%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
9% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (24 of 258).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,370 a year through Goulburn Mulwaree based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Rural and farming 63%
- Environmental 26%
- Industrial 10%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the locality around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Goulburn Mulwaree
In the year to August 2026, 332 new dwellings were approved across Goulburn Mulwaree. That mix is 159 houses and 173 units. Approvals are down 1.4% on the same period a year earlier.
Aboriginal Land Council
Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Pejar Local Aboriginal Land Council.
Local Aboriginal Land Councils are statutory bodies under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983, responsible for land claims and land management for their members. Their boundaries are administrative and are not a statement of whose Country this is. NSW does not publish a register of Aboriginal parties by area — they are registered for each project.
Climate & Setting
from Goulburn Airport AWS, 36.8 kmModerate rainfall — warm summers, frosty winters.
- Elevation
- 764 m
- above sea level, at the locality centre
- Annual rainfall
- 620 mm
- 73 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 27.1°C
- 7 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 0.9°C
- 62 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the locality centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
EV adoption
In postcode 2580, 132 of 28,845 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.5% (723 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 3.0%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 2580, 5,644 rooftop-solar systems totalling 40.4 MW have been installed since 2001, against 13,854 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 384 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$10,000 for new homes priced up to $600,000.
Off-the-plan or contracted-build value cap is $750,000 (vs $600,000 for completed new homes). Stamp duty concessions are a separate scheme (First Home Buyers Assistance).
Mortgage repayments
5 mortgage brokers are registered in postcode 2580.
Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with Revenue NSW
The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $600,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with Revenue NSW.
At $787,500 this is $187,500 above the $600,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $10,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with Revenue NSW.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Kristy Mcbain Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kristy Mcbain | 57.2% | 42.8% | +1.1 |
| 2022 | Kristy Mcbain | 58.2% | 41.8% | -7.3 |
| 2019 | Mike Kelly | 50.9% | 49.1% | +2.1 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact locality's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Wendy Tuckerman Liberal
Next state election: 13 March 2027.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Wendy Tuckerman LP | 51.3% |
| 2019 | Wendy Tuckerman LP | 53.5% |
| 2015 | Pru Goward LP | 56.6% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this locality's voters. Results: © State of New South Wales through the NSW Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0, adapted.
Looking at a specific address in Tarago?
Every figure above is a locality average, and an average smooths over the difference between a street of family homes and a block of flats. Look up one address and you get the census for the few hundred people around it, its own nearest schools and stops, and what the state has mapped for that block.
- The census for a few hundred neighbours, not all 510 residents
- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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Common questions about Tarago
Is Tarago a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Tarago is low (26/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Tarago?
Tarago has a moderate recorded bushfire history (40/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Tarago a good place to live?
Tarago has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of C (47/100), ranked against other NSW suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Tarago?
Tarago, NSW had a population of 510 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Tarago, NSW?
The postcode for Tarago, NSW is 2580.
How far is Tarago from Sydney?
Tarago is 248 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 201 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Tarago?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Tarago was $105,404 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Tarago?
There are too few current rental listings in Tarago for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $400, across all dwelling types.
What is the median age in Tarago?
The median age of residents in Tarago was 40 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Tarago at risk of bushfire?
Tarago has a moderate recorded bushfire history (40/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the locality relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.
How are the schools in Tarago?
There is 1 school inside the Tarago boundary: 1 above similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
What is the weather like in Tarago?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Tarago, Goulburn Airport AWS (36.8 km away), summer days average 27.1°C, winter nights 0.9°C, 620 mm of rain a year over 73 rainy days, and 7 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Tarago?
First-home buyers in NSW may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $600,000. The grant is administered by Revenue NSW; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Tarago belong to?
Tarago sits within the Goulburn Mulwaree local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Tarago?
The average residential rates bill through Goulburn Mulwaree is $1,370 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Tarago?
Across Goulburn Mulwaree, 332 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 1.4% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Tarago in?
Tarago sits within the federal Division of Eden-monaro, currently held by Kristy Mcbain (Australian Labor Party).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2025
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2023
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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